The Internet has become a hospitable environment for people looking to advance aggressive forms of criticism against corporations. The same social media technologies that strengthen your company’s relationship with consumers also make is easy for a single critic to mount an aggressive campaign against you. This whitepaper will present new research that reveals what drives this type of aggressive behavior.

This new study by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society analyzed corporate attacks against leading companies like Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, AOL, Genzyme and Lufthansa. This study establishes three profiles of corporate attacks and examines the unique behavior patterns and personal motivations behind each.

The Internet has become a hospitable environment for people looking to advance aggressive forms of criticism against corporations. The same social media technologies that strengthen your company’s relationship with consumers also make is easy for a single critic to mount an aggressive campaign against you. This whitepaper will present new research that reveals what drives this type of aggressive behavior.

This new study by Harvard's Berkman Center for Internet & Society analyzed corporate attacks against leading companies like Wal-Mart, McDonald’s, AOL, Genzyme and Lufthansa. This study establishes three profiles of corporate attacks and examines the unique behavior patterns and personal motivations behind each.